{"id":2021693,"date":"2023-09-04T19:14:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T23:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/burning-man-revelers-begin-exodus-after-flooding-left-tens-of-thousands-stranded-in-nevada-desert\/"},"modified":"2023-09-04T19:17:06","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T23:17:06","slug":"burning-man-revelers-begin-exodus-after-flooding-left-tens-of-thousands-stranded-in-nevada-desert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/burning-man-revelers-begin-exodus-after-flooding-left-tens-of-thousands-stranded-in-nevada-desert\/","title":{"rendered":"Burning Man attendees leave after floods stranded many in Nevada desert."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fburning-man-revelers-begin-exodus-after-flooding-left-tens-of-thousands-stranded-in-nevada-desert%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2021693&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Stranded Partygoers Begin Exodus from Burning Man Festival<\/h2>\n<p>BLACK ROCK DESERT, Nev.\u2014After days of being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/erickson-resign\/\" title=\"ERICKSON: Resign\">stranded due<\/a> to muddy roads, tens of\u200b thousands of partygoers at the Burning Man festival are finally able to make their way \u200bout of the\u2063 northern Nevada desert. The roads have dried up enough to allow traffic to \u200dflow, although organizers are still <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/travis-scotts-lawyer-says-rapper-did-not-know-what-was-going-on-at-astroworld\/\" title=\"Travis Scott's Lawyer Says Rapper 'Did Not Know What was Going on' at Astroworld\">encouraging attendees<\/a> to delay their exit until Tuesday to ease congestion. Currently, approximately 64,000 \u2064people remain at the festival site.<\/p>\n<p>Organizers have also requested \u2064that\u200d attendees refrain from walking out of \u200dthe Black Rock Desert, as some have done throughout the weekend, including celebrity DJ Diplo and comedian Chris \u2064Rock. The reasons for this request\u2064 have not \u2062been\u2064 specified.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/nevada-rangers-arrest-climate-change-protesters-blockading-burning-man-festivalgoers-5482178\">Nevada Rangers \u200cArrest Climate Change Protesters Blockading Burning Man Festivalgoers<\/a><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">8\/29\/2023<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/thousands-of-burning-man-attendees-stranded-in-rain-mud-in-desert-5485601\">One Death Reported as\u200b Thousands of Burning Man Attendees Stranded in Rain, Mud in Desert<\/a><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">9\/2\/2023<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The festival had\u200d been closed to vehicles due\u2063 to heavy \u200drain and subsequent flooding, which resulted in foot-deep mud. These road closures \u2062occurred just before the ceremonial fires, which traditionally\u2064 mark \u2062the end of the festival, were scheduled to begin on Saturday night. However, the fires were postponed \u200bas authorities worked to \u2063reopen \u200bexit routes by the end of the Labor Day weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Weather conditions are expected to\u200d be mostly clear and dry on Monday, with the possibility of light rain showers on Tuesday morning. The festival, which began on August \u200d27, was originally scheduled to conclude on Monday morning, with attendees responsible for packing up and cleaning up after themselves.<\/p>\n<p>Scott London, a photographer from Southern California, expressed that despite the dirt and mud, spirits remain high and the \u200dparty continues. He mentioned that\u200b the travel limitations have provided a unique perspective of Burning Man that many don&#8217;t usually get \u200cto experience.<\/p>\n<p>Burning Man, an annual gathering that \u200doriginated on a\u2063 San Francisco beach in 1986, attracts\u2062 nearly 80,000 artists, musicians, and activists for a combination of wilderness \u2063camping and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tens-of-thousands-still-stranded-by-burning-man-flooding-in-nevada-desert\/\" title=\"Thousands stranded by flooding at Burning Man in Nevada desert.\">avant-garde performances<\/a>. Disruptions have become somewhat common in recent years,\u2063 with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/burning-man-revelers-begin-exodus-after-flooding-left-tens-of-thousands-stranded-in-nevada-desert\/\" title=\"Burning Man attendees leave after floods stranded many in Nevada desert.\">dust storms \u2062causing temporary closures<\/a> \u2064in 2018 and the event being canceled twice during the\u2064 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>While there\u2063 has been one reported fatality, organizers have stated that the death of\u2062 a \u2063man \u2063in his 40s \u200dwas not \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-issues-disaster-declaration-for-texas-amidst-severe-winter-weather\/\" title=\"Biden Issues Disaster Declaration For Texas Amidst Severe Winter Weather\">weather-related<\/a>. The sheriff of \u200cnearby Pershing County is currently investigating the incident.<\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden has been briefed on the situation at Burning Man, including the reported death, and the White House \u200cis in contact with local authorities.<\/p>\n<p>The festival\u200b is known for its remote location and emphasis on self-sufficiency. Despite the challenges posed by the flooding, most attendees have remained at\u200d the site, conserving their food and water. However, some have managed to walk several miles to the nearest town or catch a ride.<\/p>\n<p>Celebrities like Diplo and Chris Rock have shared their experiences of navigating the muddy conditions. Diplo \u2062posted a video on Instagram showing him and Rock hitching a ride in the back of a\u2063 fan&#8217;s pickup truck after walking\u200d six \u2063miles \u200bthrough the mud.<\/p>\n<p>As the exodus from Burning\u2063 Man begins, partygoers like Cindy Bishop and her friends are relieved to have successfully driven their rented RV out of the festival, despite getting stuck multiple times along the way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After days of being stuck due to muddy roads, partygoers at the counterculture festival in Black Rock Desert, Nevada, were finally able to leave on Monday afternoon. 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